All posts tagged Sean Fine

The short film, “Inocente,” about a California teen who fought homelessness and her undocumented status to fulfil her dream to be an artist, won the Oscar last night for Documentary Short Subject.

What many may not realize is “Inocente” raised money on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, with 294 backers pledging $52,527 to the film.

“We were kind of three-quarters done with the film, and we were trying to find more money to make the film, and we decided to do something with Kickstarter with our producers, and it really helped,” Sean Fine, one of the film's two directors, told The Wall Street Journal. (The other director is his wife, Andrea Nix Fine). Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.